Energy & raw materials

References in selection

Task Company Revenues Region
Managing Director for Hospital GroupEnergy provider and plant manufacturer€ 100 – 1000 mnGermany

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

Retirement succession in the context of new content-related positioning

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

Successful presentation of the position on the market; attracting especially highly qualified candidates

LONG-TERM RESULT

Transition to higher value services completed successfully with a significant increase in value-added

Member of the Management BoardRegional power utility> € 1 bnGermany

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

A successor to a retiring officeholder with the task of reorganizing the entire technical board-level mandate including network operations

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

Close cooperation with the chair of the supervisory board; facilitation of individual steps; rapid placement

LONG-TERM RESULT

Headed up restructuring and successfully introduced various innovations

Member of the Management BoardRegional power utility> € 1 bnGermany

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

Increase in market share; obtaining top expertise for marketing and sales

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

Benchmarking the task; facilitating communication for supervisory board

LONG-TERM RESULT

Successful repositioning of the company; significant increase in profit, including among private customers

Management DiagnosticsRegional power utility€ 100 – 1000 mnGermany

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

After concentrating on a site for operations, a management team had to be formed and given orientation

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

Implemented Management Diagnostics project; review of performance and potential of more than 20 executives

LONG-TERM RESULT

The project revealed the existence of a few dangerous gaps in the portfolio and it was possible to address these

Managing Director MarketingGerman subsidiary of an international building materials group€ 100 – 1000 mnFrance, Germany

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

Strengthening B2B business

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

A marketing professional from outside the sector identified who added to marketing expertise

LONG-TERM RESULT

Presence and product presentation were restructured and optimized

Chairman of the Executive BoardRegional power utility€ 100 – 1000 mnGermany

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

A difficult succession issue in the midst of a complex share participation scenario

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

Quiet recruitment and establishment of a convincing personality in record time

LONG-TERM RESULT

Smooth completion of a delicate transition situation; ad hoc stabilization of the situation at management level

Managing Director for Hospital GroupEnergy utility and plant manufacturer> € 1 bnFrance

SPECIAL STRATEGIC CHALLENGE

Search for a managing director for a French subsidiary specializing in high-voltage grid infrastructure

CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CAPITALENT

Process was facilitated and successfully carried out

LONG-TERM RESULT

Company performed developed positively; market leadership